Cowles Mountain across Lake Murray in neighboring San Diego, near La Mesa; photographed March 15, 2009.

Elementary school · La Mesa-Spring Valley

Northmont Elementary

Northmont Elementary serves grades K–6 for 427 students in La Mesa-Spring Valley.

It is the smallest of the 6 La Mesa-Spring Valley elementary schools in La Mesa. Its 26.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 26.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 495 in 2019–20 to 427 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 81 students. 59% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (214 free, 37 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Northmont Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Northmont Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students427
Teachers16
Students per teacher26.7
Free or reduced-price lunch59%
School typeRegular School
DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Northmont Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K81
  • 158
  • 271
  • 361
  • 460
  • 557
  • 639
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20495
  • 2020–21434
  • 2021–22450
  • 2022–23431
  • 2023–24427
Nearby

Parks near Northmont Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

9405 Gregory St., La Mesa 91942

(619) 668-5830

State school ID 6038541 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062025002440

La Mesa-Spring Valley

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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